SCP-001, also known as the Gate Guardian, is a powerful, thousand-foot-tall humanoid entity with wings and a flaming sword. It stands at the threshold of a dimensional gateway, believed to be the Garden of Eden from the Bible. The entity is capable of immense destruction, including vaporizing objects and people who approach it. Despite its power, the Gate Guardian is not aggressive, but it will eliminate anyone who ignores its telepathic warnings to leave.
The SCP Foundation has attempted to use the Gate Guardian to eliminate other dangerous anomalies, including SCP-682, a nearly indestructible reptile. However, these experiments have been largely unsuccessful and have resulted in significant damage and loss of life.
The Gate Guardian is believed to be responsible for the creation of the SCP Foundation, and it has been standing at its post for centuries. There are concerns that the entity may one day leave its post, potentially bringing about the end of the world. A mysterious transmission from the future suggests that the Gate Guardian may be waiting for a signal to open the gateway and allow other powerful beings to emerge into our world.
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1. SCP-001 refers to a collection of anomalies contained by the SCP Foundation.
2. One of the anomalies categorized as SCP-001 is known as the Scarlet King.
3. The Scarlet King is a powerful eldritch being that is thought to be one of the most dangerous beings in the universe.
4. Another anomaly categorized as SCP-001 is the Gate Guardian.
5. The Gate Guardian is a humanoid entity that stands over 1,000 feet tall.
6. The Gate Guardian has wings that protrude from its back, and the number of wings can vary between 2 and 108.
7. The Gate Guardian carries a weapon referred to as SCP-001-2, which resembles an enormous knife or sword that can emit plumes of flame.
8. The temperature of the flames produced by SCP-001-2 is comparable to the temperature of the sun.
9. The flames emitted by the weapon can annihilate anything that strays too close to the Gate Guardian.
10. The Gate Guardian stands at the threshold of a dimensional gateway that is equally tall as the entity itself.
11. Behind the Gate Guardian is a lush grove with fruit trees of astronomical size and other beings that share a similar appearance to the Gate Guardian.
12. This grove is thought to be the Garden of Eden.
13. The Gate Guardian is capable of attacking with imperceptible speed using its flaming sword.
14. The Gate Guardian can vaporize anything that breaches a kilometer-wide radius of it.
15. The SCP Foundation has attempted to use the Gate Guardian to eliminate other dangerous anomalies, including SCP-682.
16. SCP-682 is a creature that is capable of regenerating its entire form from a single cell.
17. The Gate Guardian was unable to kill SCP-682.
18. SCP-682 mentioned that the Gate Guardian is not Uriel, but a pretender.
19. Uriel is the archangel that is described in some religious texts as the guardian standing at the gate of Eden with a fiery sword.
20. The SCP Foundation has received a transmission detailing an XK-class end-of-the-world scenario in which the Gate Guardian leaves its post and the gate to the Garden of Eden is open.
21. The transmission was received from within the Foundation, but the sender's identity is unknown.
22. The transmission was dated several years in the future.
23. The Gate Guardian remains inactive, standing at the threshold to Eden, waiting.